New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-21
WANT Caused BY THE coal STRIKE.
PORT RICHMOND woRKMEN DESTITUTE.

sc,pcrry OF co,rIv THE CITIES OF PENNsYL-
y,NIA-FNFORCING THE LEIGH BOYCOTT.
PHI ApEIPnTt. Nov. 2)-The great strike among the
20 OCO miners of the Leheh anthracite region has
caused in this city and In neigbbcrng towns great
scarcit not only OF Lehigh coal. but also IN the sup
PLY OF SchuykiIl coal, although the SchuylhIl region
Is not directly affected by the strike. and the miners
there are working overtime Tho retail price
of Schuylhl coal here, stove and nut siac has
increased to SO % and 9G 30 ton, Whereas al this
season last year tho pli'c was only ~ and :" 70.
Tho of the scarcity Is tn fact that tho Reaching
Company. with most IL the individual operators. Is
sending tho bulk OF the Schuyll coal to the East
and West as a substitute for III igh coal at an al
vance u or tho price, here. scAuylhll coal shipped
West brings an additional profit Of from 30 to 60 cents
a ton over what It commands hero, aud 40 cents ton
additional when slipped to Ne" York and Now Eng
land.
Tho thousands Of carload, Of coal which at this
time usually arrive Port Richmond from the Schuyl
Lii region for shipment ai0 thus diverted from that
point. The quantity of coal on the pcIs no" B, not
over 1000 tons whereas frequently thcrc have been
at least 100000 tons. The enforced dlrnc,, of The
LOO coal handler, iu Port Richmond B, rapidly caus-
Ing positive want Tie Ical.ng Eal Dad men. anon <
Uhon arc the coal handlers at Port Richmond, re-
solved a. far bach october l6 at >hamohiu. that
they would not touch nor handle ans coh that had
.ru mined under the price which tho Schul ihlll
miners are now receiving. 30 IA. they have 10 diy
adhered to their determination.
Little IrL. III. non-LnOn" coal is sent out iOm
he mines bat whenever anJ attempt B., made to send
any Of that title down he Reading hIold. the
coniaInn, promptly side IacAca IS tie N-Asnt
kca,lins Incn anl De word, ",,Ab coal wl.lt,m
on iAc,d,, ol throls 100 icticl, oi while ch.h E.oty
Lc-4lns tIa4u.hlnd at, tho p4u OF u NI-.Aat uc
tcc,Nc. LtcIy point alone tho IiAc non tDo HInc,
down To- tl. WAGER c4.ciullt Mdi' ara. alt % d,
made the duty uf each member OF tnc kn-ht, Of
Labor 10 IclOu any suspicion, lOOAlnb Cai' 10 iho
loc al 49, inu.s to which d. ava! De4onS Suirt.lp
lois vi Ao.ry scat weekly tO tL3 >i.ih"r D., 100
different Assemblies madO up ot Reading Railroad
mem The miners ia thc =, huy lhu ir- ion bfons To
80; organization known q, ihr " Ira'ins hh44"dd
Employee touN,niioa, aid arc cDI'oycd by tho
Recalling COMPANY, and arc WORKING Lo" ouy u'irt "A
Conditional agreement it Whlcu tlry get J. - cent
al, untu tho Lcmeh siilAc is p tiled II tn
...r Shout. boz settled according fu inr demand, vi
ihc men. then tA' al, tnrr ~ ant Il %, the Loading
company VIII Dee permanent. bat u tn' Lrheh mon
ia to Win The strike, then The Reading minors "li bc
bound hl tItr a-.rru.rAt with tAf CONN., any iu a.
ccpi the term, accorded 10 ihr LrhlCl mrn. tui,c-
queuty. u I- 10 the Interest 81 the j. adts cmp"tr'
aid The LrhIgh miners IN every pos -nir way The
miners Wui.ns la tho sch ylhh region aif pay
uE II Ter cent Of their earning into -" fund de-
signed aid IA" strikers Previously they pad only
% per cent 20 their earnings
The boycott upon ths lchigh Coal and Nav -aiion
Company and H. close ally. the Lrhlsh haIlny Hail
..uiatlyo knight, II Labor hom Tho Reading, the
pcnus ylvaula aud the Irhgh Valley railroad enl.
pluyc,' ORGANIZATIONS. ard ads advice, from all
q. 81 the anthracite region state That The measure
/, enforced LOO Vicorou, manner hy all th' employees
Il the comrau.c. and hs d." merchants aud business
.u n tie cite, and town, along the lin' oi th' u"
.lrh Valley Railroad Noiicc- have boon sent To- iHe
chant, and shop keeper, Of llaE!cion